Joe, played by Ned Porteous, comes back on the ITV soap after five months presumed dead

“Unsurprisingly, it comes as a huge shock to the rest of the village. And Cain in particular will be stunned. He’s been living with the belief he murdered Joe, with Debbie Dingle blaming him for her loss.

“But as soapland has seen time and again, unless a body or burial is seen, it’s likely a character could come back at any point — and that’s the case with Joe.” The fake millionaire appeared to have been killed off after Cain punched him and caused him to hit his head on a rock.

The attack came when Cain thought Joe had ditched Debbie at the altar — when he was ­in fact ordered to leave by ­Graham, via soap villain Kim.

“But it will help prove More4 is more than a load of Come Dine With Me reruns.”

The Throw Down deal means Channel 4 has nabbed almost the entire set of Great British shows and spin-offs from the BBC, with only The Great British Sewing Bee – which started its fifth series on BBC Two last month – remaining.

If C4 want that, it will face a fight messier than a potter’s wheel.

Lou's Bali dressed

FOR someone who’s made a name for herself being one of the UK’s most privileged young toffs, Made In Chelsea’s Louise ­Thompson doesn’t seem to own many clothes.

Made In Chelsea star Louise Thompson shared a snap from her holiday in Bali with husband-to-be Ryan Libbey

It’s just one of a huge 31 posts the fitness model has shared in the past week from her all-inclusive trip.

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ANNE Hegerty has defended her I’m A Celeb co-star Emily Atack. The Chase star dubbed the online troll, who said Emily’s “not pretty enough” to play Blondie’s Debbie Harry in a new Sky series, the c-word. Good on her.

He joked: “I would really try not to. Knowing Seann as well, I was like, ‘Oh mate, come on.’ It was so silly.

“If you’re going to kiss, kiss inside. You’re on the biggest show on telly, kiss indoors.”

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WHAT? Harry’s Heroes: The Full English, ITV, 9pm.WHY?Harry Redknapp and John Barnes round up a team of Nineties English football legends, whose waistlines have expanded since they hung up their boots, to get them back in shape.